Sunday, April 27, 2008

[Paper] Cornus evolution

Title:
Molecular evolution of PISTILLATA-like genes in the dogwood genus Cornus (Cornaceae).
Zhang, W., Q.-Y. Xiang, D.T. Thomas, B.M. Wiegmann, M.W. Frohlich, and D.E. Soltis
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2008) 47:175-195. (journal weblink here; pdf in Atropos)

Note:
The article studied the evolution of PI in Cornus, emphasizing the selection pressure measure (dN/dS) among lineages. Some of the lineages has relatively high dN/dS, i.e. ~1. This is quite unusual in MADS box genes.
This is a project I provided initiative resource, but somehow taken over without further appreciation. I was thanked by the authors anyway. Well, 大家就看看吧.

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